Jen Shaw

Jen Shaw's transformation with DMC

The buzz you get when you realise you’ve just swung a 36kg kettlebell or FINALLY mastered the red Bulgarian bag or done 2 minutes of a plank and being able to push my body to do these things I had never imagined I could.

After finding myself in a bit of an exercise rut doing the same things, not really seeing any results and generally in a rubbish place in my life I decided to have a wee nosey on what else was available locally as I really I needed help to guide me back on track!

I stumbled across the DMC website after seeing the name crop up on a friends Facebook page and well let’s just say I was intrigued. One phone call later, I was booked in for my taster session with Pablo. It was so refreshing to have someone listen to where my mind was at, understand exactly why I was thinking these things and how it was easy to get stuck in a rut. Pablo reassured me DMC were able to help me!

I took the leap of committing myself to the 7am slot with Grant and what a journey it’s been! Just about at the end of my 3rd block (looking forward to my fitness test) and it’s been an amazing journey using all the different equipment to bring back my love of exercising. The buzz you get when you realise you’ve just swung a 36kg kettlebell or FINALLY mastered the red Bulgarian bag or done 2 minutes of a plank and being able to push my body to do these things I had never imagined I could. I can’t thank DMC enough for helping me so far and I’m looking forward to the next challenge they set me!

As a healthcare professional my job is to advise and guide people with various aspects of life and one thing I will mention as being “sung by DMC” is intermittent fasting. When Grant first suggested it i though “oh dear this sounds hard” but now it just makes sense, it takes a while to get used to it but I’m converted! Now it is beginning to receive some mainstream recognition and I strongly believe it will play a huge part in various health epidemics that the country will be facing in the near future and I don’t doubt for 1 minute that in 5/10 years’ time that all the health benefits that have shown to be true with fasting will be the recommended way forward to help treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, and who told me about it first? DMC!

Those who know me are very well aware I like to talk, a lot and I couldn’t write this without mentioning Pablo’s Thursday night Max Burn circuits class. It truly is the toughest most exhilarating challenge I have ever involved myself in and I’ve loved the progression we’ve made over the last few months as a class though with the hard-core regulars it almost feels like a team! Everyone always gives their best (there is no hiding) and the latest round of exercises has really been bringing out the grunts and expletives in us all! The class always gets rid of my “not quite the weekend” blues and is now regular part of my busy schedule!

I set myself the challenge at the beginning of the year of improving my fitness in time for my close friends Tuscany wedding and I can’t wait to feel comfortable with myself in body and in mind lying beside the pool at our villa. I’m glad I made the choice of choosing DMC to help me get here.